Grand approach to the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
![Grand approach to the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4b/4b8116b69a83-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Grand approach to the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Grand approach to the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts shows the grand approach to the temple complex on Philae, the island in the Nile near Aswan that was sacred to Isis. The temples there were built and extended over many centuries, and the approach leads the eye toward the pylons and colonnades that rise above the water. Roberts traveled through Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839, and this color lithograph, made by Louis Haghe, was issued as one part of his *Egypt & Nubia* series, published in London from 1846 to 1849. Philae later became famous for a UNESCO rescue effort in the 1960s, when the temples were moved to nearby Agilkia Island before the Aswan High Dam flooded the original site.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 42. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,443 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217914 |
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